Book Reviews

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Adolescence. A Netflix mini-series

The public response to Adolescence has predictably veered towards social media regulation – but that misses a much deeper…

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Reinventing education: Beyond the knowledge economy

This book identifies the problems with our system and – rather uniquely – offers practicable solutions to them

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‘Primary Reading Simplified’ by Christopher Such

I’m going to begin by saying I was already a huge fan of Chris Such’s work. I loved The…

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New Domains of Educational Leadership by Leora Cruddas

Let’s get straight to it: New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping…

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Feedback: Strategies to support teacher workload and improve pupil progress

Best known for her books on retrieval practice, Kate Jones has taken a risk with her latest outing by…

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‘I can’t stop thinking about VAR’ by Daisy Christodoulou

For once, a book about what other professions can learn from education – not the other way round

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Blog Reviews

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The Conversation – with Zara Simpson

Engaging parents in transitions, embedding digital literacy across the curriculum, and supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs…

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The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

The curriculum review, the ‘manosphere’, optimistic leadership, and where our ideas of who to listen to come from

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The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

Advocacy and social action, Ofsted and inclusion, maths manipulatives, home educators’ concerns and a poem about belonging

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The Conversation – with Sarah Baker, CEO, TEAM Education Trust

Managing micro-transitions, the hidden benefits of breakfast clubs, and the importance of speech and language for wellbeing

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The Conversation – with Jess Mahdavi-Gladwells

The interpersonal nature of learning, who ‘owns’ SEND in your school, a tricky meeting with the head, and going…

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The Conversation – with Shekeila Scarlett

A new government ‘AI playbook’, the importance of early careers education, and the children’s commissioner’s new youth advisory panel…

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Research Reviews

The Knowledge

Is young people’s mental health finally recovering after Covid?

Our new report reveals grounds for optimism that the post-Covid mental health crisis is ebbing – but no room…

JL Dutaut
Jane Lunnon and Jon Needham
The Knowledge

Is a mobile phone ban in schools the right policy aim?

The Netflix series Adolescence has created a new wave of political pressure for a national ban on smartphones in…

JL Dutaut
Antony Bainbridge
The Knowledge

Is a formal dyslexia diagnosis valuable?

Jamie Oliver’s new campaign wants to change the system for children with dyslexia, but is the label a useful…

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Dr Angela Thompson and Professor Clare Wood
The Knowledge

How to crack the secondary attendance challenge

Our new report gathers the voices of teachers and students to find out what works in getting young people…

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Matthew Walker
The Knowledge

Is coaching really the ideal form of professional development?

Coaching is education’s new professional development buzzword – but does the evidence bear out its growing use?

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C.J. Rauch and Ourania Ventista
The Knowledge

Why speech and language matter to mental health

We risk failing another generation of children if we do not join the crucial dots  between mental health and…

JL Dutaut
Jane Harris

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Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn
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